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QR codes give high tech flair to student scavenger hunt

11/02/201511/01/2015 Julie Campbell

QR codes school library smartphone barcodes

Quick response codes have been posted all over Seward High school in Nebraska. Students at Seward High school in Nebraska came together to create a scavenger hunt using QR codes for a college week event that ran from October 12 through October 15. The purpose of the quick response codes was to use technology in the simplest possible way. Three senior students at the school, Ben Galusha, Bryson Schluckebier and William Brown worked on the scavenger hunt based on QR codes after they were approached by Noelle Baker – a…

QR codes were central to a Point Pleasant Beach library scavenger hunt

08/04/201408/02/2014 Jorge Gonzalez

The New Jersey location held the smartphone friendly event to draw kids and encourage their participation. On July 30, the Point Pleasant Beach branch of the Ocean County Library in New Jersey held a scavenger hunt that was based on the use of QR codes in order to bring kids (aged 9 and up) to the library to see what’s available and to better understand why they would still enjoy it in this digital world. The quick response codes were posted for participants to scan them and work their way…

Mall of America announces Black Friday QR code Snap and Win campaign

11/24/2011 L. Green

Mall of America has announced the details of its Snap and Win campaign that will be taking place on Black Friday and that will involve the use of QR codes, which shoppers can scan in the hopes of winning prizes from the various retailers within the mall. The prizes will go out to the first 300 people who scan the code. The purpose of the campaign is to help to boost the awareness of the QR codes among the consumers who use to mall, and to help to drive traffic…